Rolls-Royce has been selected to supply its mtu naval generator sets for phase one of the US Navy’s Constellation (FFG-62) class frigate programme, previously known as the FFG(X) programme. Rolls-Royce has received a contract for the first shipset to provide four mtu naval generator…
The Australian oil industry was stunned by the government’s decision to levy the estimated US$200 million cost of decommissioning Laminaria-Corallina oil fields in the Timor Sea. It is worth reminding that the government of Australia was left with the task of removing the Northern…
Most US Gulf Coast oil refineries are expected to trim output as an extended shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline Company system cuts off their main conduit for getting products to markets from Houston to New Jersey. Much of the cuts may be shouldered by…
Suncor Energy will develop a clean hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, in one of the most significant steps taken by an oil sands producer to cut greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. The project, with ATCO Ltd, would produce more than 300,000…
Corrosion under pipe supports (CUPS) can be very dangerous because it is incredibly difficult to detect. Finding an inspection method to reliably detect it is critical. Traditional non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques such as X-ray, magnetic particles, and ultrasonic testing provide possible solutions for finding…
The Interior and Commerce departments have approved the construction and operation of the first commercial scale offshore wind project in the US. The 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 project will be located 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Vineyard Wind,…
Shell Offshore Inc has announced a significant discovery at the Leopard prospect in the deep-water US Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The Leopard well encountered more than 600 feet (183 metres) net oil pay at multiple levels. Evaluation is ongoing to further define development options….
Equinor and Grayson Mill Energy have completed their transaction which was previously announced in February 2021. As a result, Equinor has divested all its operated and non-operated acreage in the Bakken field in the US states of North Dakota and Montana to Grayson Mill…
The Canadian government has awarded funding to several projects which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil & gas operations, including a project using floating wind turbines to power oil & gas assets. The project, being developed by floating…
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has published its new decommissioning strategy, which stresses that the market could face higher decommissioning costs if action is not taken to improve commercial practices. The strategy explains that there is instability in the UK decommissioning market due to…
